Lee Bowyer is under no illusions his side face a tough test at Portsmouth as they look to maintain their League One play-off push on Saturday.

The Addicks caretaker boss knows it will be a raucous atmosphere at Fratton Park and told the club's website : “Portsmouth is a tough place to go. It can be intimidating at times and, for sure, their fans will be behind them. They’ll have 18 to 20,000 there, so we have to be ready.

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“This is going to be a different type of test [from Tuesday] for our players, playing in front of such a vocal crowd but we can use that to our advantage. Portsmouth fans have always been outstanding whenever I have played there but that should fire up my players just as much as theirs.

Lee Bowyer (Image: Ian Scammell)

Picture: Ian Scammell

“That should be your aim as a player, to play in front of big crowds and good atmospheres. It should get the hairs standing up on your neck, but we’ll be ready for it. It will be a big test, but we know what we have to do, we have to keep on winning games and I’m sure we’ll be ready on Saturday.”